'All the energy we use, we offset,' he said. The other 8 megawatts are also carbon-offset though clean energy purchases, Boone said. The team's more than 11,000 solar panels that shade parking lots surrounding the stadium generate most of the clean energy used to power the Linc, he said.īetween the solar and wind power, the stadium has created about 4 megawatts of carbon-free power each year - roughly a third of the facility's energy consumption each year, according to reports. There are four tiers: basic, silver, gold and platinum.
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a green-building ranking used globally. The wind power generated from the turbines were more 'iconic symbols of our commitment to sustainable energy' than they were necessary to the stadium's recent LEED Gold certification, Boone said. McKee on going from “The Guy” at Stanford to fighting for spot with Eaglesīoone said while the franchise evaluates the turbines' future - if, indeed, there is a future for turbines at the stadium - the team decided not to put the old ones back up.
